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Randomize a JavaScript array
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randomize_array.js
function randomize() {
return Math.round(Math.random()) - 0.5;
}
[10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120].sort(randomize);
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mathiasbynens commented Jun 15, 2011

Microsoft got a lot of shit for using this: http://www.robweir.com/blog/2010/02/microsoft-random-browser-ballot.html Something to keep in mind.

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nathansmith commented Jun 15, 2011

Ah, I was just using it to dummy up some charts in an HTML prototype.

But yeah, wouldn't want to skew real data. Awesome article, by the way!

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mathiasbynens commented Jun 15, 2011

Yeah, sure seems random enough for most things :)

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